Mr. Tact wrote on Oct 8, 2012, 11:44:Yeah, I meant you. I didn't bother looking at your post history, but seemed to remember you were a "never buy before it's been out for a bit" type. Which isn't good or bad, just "is what it is."

Well it is pretty pointless now, it basically amounts to blackmail(pre-order or you don't get all this cool shit...).

At one point it was necessary to secure a hard-copy from the local store because games selling out was a real problem back then. Now it's just another gimmick.

Mr. Tact wrote on Oct 8, 2012, 11:23:Isn't that against policy for you?

You talking to me? If so, umm what? Pre-ordering? I don't particularly like it, especially if in this case the first people to do so don't get all the goodies(the unlocks are a slimy idea...), or even worse if it's the 'founders' crap that F2P games are doing now, but I'm not 100% opposed to it, no.

I do think this trend is a bit bad for games in the long run because it makes people feel like if they don't pre-order then they may as well just skip it entirely.

dj LiTh wrote on Oct 8, 2012, 09:49:The RPS reviewer said this: "When I played it, I played it for some 50 hours and counting. I regret none of that time, I have missed showers, meals and Quality Time with girlfriend, cat and Dishonored in order to obtain it and I want to spend even more of it in XCOM instead of writing these damnable words."

It's interesting that some reviews say they played for 20 hours, but this reviewer spent 50+. Perhaps it depends on the difficulty level? I'm going with Classic.

Why would it depend on difficulty level?Did you play the original? It depends on how many times you play and how you treat end-game missions. I've put thousands of hours into the original because I've replayed it thousands of times. And I always rush through the later game missions, usually ignoring them altogether.

I'd say its 1 part he's a true xcom junky, and another part he played classic as well. More aliens, more difficulty, longer matches.

dj LiTh wrote on Oct 8, 2012, 09:49:The RPS reviewer said this: "When I played it, I played it for some 50 hours and counting. I regret none of that time, I have missed showers, meals and Quality Time with girlfriend, cat and Dishonored in order to obtain it and I want to spend even more of it in XCOM instead of writing these damnable words."

It's interesting that some reviews say they played for 20 hours, but this reviewer spent 50+. Perhaps it depends on the difficulty level? I'm going with Classic.

Why would it depend on difficulty level?Did you play the original? It depends on how many times you play and how you treat end-game missions. I've put thousands of hours into the original because I've replayed it thousands of times. And I always rush through the later game missions, usually ignoring them altogether.

dj LiTh wrote on Oct 8, 2012, 09:49:The RPS reviewer said this: "When I played it, I played it for some 50 hours and counting. I regret none of that time, I have missed showers, meals and Quality Time with girlfriend, cat and Dishonored in order to obtain it and I want to spend even more of it in XCOM instead of writing these damnable words."

It's interesting that some reviews say they played for 20 hours, but this reviewer spent 50+. Perhaps it depends on the difficulty level? I'm going with Classic.

RPS / kataku / Venture beat dont have ratings but seem pretty positive about it. I just couldnt wait for metacritic, although user reviews will tell the full story, i'm quite certain it will be well received.

The RPS reviewer said this: "When I played it, I played it for some 50 hours and counting. I regret none of that time, I have missed showers, meals and Quality Time with girlfriend, cat and Dishonored in order to obtain it and I want to spend even more of it in XCOM instead of writing these damnable words."